About DKAISM

Socials

2016 - PRESENT Visual Artist on Instagram with 15k+ following. This is the platform where I experiment with "Ekphrasis", where I publish an artwork along with a lyrical prose that describes and reinforces the meaning behind the piece—sometimes even a full poem.
2016 - PRESENT Visual Artist on Twitter with 4k+ following. This is the platform where I practice various literary tones along with my artwork. It is a mix of profound literature, normal prose, and satirical tones, only to support the storytelling that my artworks and my brand convey.
2020 - PRESENT Visual Artist on TikTok with 100k+ following. This is the platform where a lot of experimentation happen. From trend-following, to inspirational content, to knowledge-sharing.

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2018 Ello x Fumogallery - Call for New Talent
2018 MrSuicideSheep - “We Collide” by MitiS, Featured Artwork
2018 Arts & Times, Friday Feature, Toronto
2018 RedBubble Blog, Featured Artwork "The Daughter"
2018 Ello x Digital Decade, Shortlisted and Featured, "Future Fest", London UK
2018 Ello x Unvael
2018 Ello 3D Art Category
2018 RedBubble Features: "This is My Calling", "The Daughter", "Ancient Titans" & "Ancient Spirit: The Owl"
2018 Walltones, "Japan" Collection, Exclusive 50/50
2018 Artstation Community Page (December 2018)
2018 ThatChannel.com Presents “Liquid Lunch”
2018 Toronto.com & The Mirror (Scarborough) Interview for Birkdale Art in the Park

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2021, Consecrea Featured Artist
2021, Death Stranding Book Cover Art
2021 Artist of the Month featured by artist and author Melissa Gilbert
2021 "The Boy in Gaia's Spring" artwork dedicated to World Art Day campaign to support Creative Commons. Primary sales were donated.
2021 "The Girl in Leda's Dress" artwork for "Objkt 4 Objkt" SOLD OUT, a celebration of artists releasing affordable limited edition digital pieces for all types of digital art collectors.

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2022 "The Red Prince" limited print edition release, also to officiate the birth of a new Daniel Ignacio art series The Garden of Bir.
2022 OneChurch.to presents "Artist Launch" interview with Matt Smith, Episode #01, along with two other Toronto-based artists Margaret Lim & Laura Dick
2022 #DayoftheDeviant Semifinalist @ DeviantArt

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2023 Streets of Zine presents "Street VS: Dystopia"
2023 "This is not an art book" is published, an "art+literature" book, the first of it's kind. Daniel is the only artist in history who has put together this type of book with such fine-art quality, depth, meaning, and intent. The title This is not an art book comes from the fact that the the book is, itself, a work of art.
2023 "Grief Beyond The Walled Kingdom" artwork donated to #TezQuakeAid fundraising initiatives to help rescue operations in Syria and Turkiye
2023, "Solomon's Lost Pupil" submission for Makersplace & Nematic Gallery OPEN CALL, part of Community Favourites

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2024, "When Chaos Answers" (2020) featured in "Dystopian dawn" online art exhibit, collected and curated by Andreas Lilja
2024, "Ekphrasis XXVIII: When the Black Horses Took Over the Village" (2021) featured in "Horse Art" special curation via objkt.com
2024, "self-help" book is published. A book that was released intentionally without context, as it is itself meant to be a work of art. The only way to find out what it's really about is to open its pages.

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2018 RAW Artists Toronto Presents "ENVISION"; Feb 22-23
2018 The Tyler Effect, Inaugural Charity Event; Mar 20
2018 RAW Artists Toronto Presents "MAGNIFY"; May 17-18
2018 Vibe Arts Festival, Gallery Exhibit; Jun 8-10
2018 Birkdale Art in the Park, Public Art Fair; Jul 8
2018 Gallery 1313 presents "The Landscape" Art Exhibit (UDRW)
2018 Ontario Society of Artists: Emerging Artists Juried Exhibition; Oct 4
2018 Lawrence Park Art Show; Oct 12-14
2018 Vibe Arts Holiday Fundraiser, Featured Artist; December 2018
2018 Birkdale Art in the Park @ Artists Walkway, S.G.H., Toronto, 2018-19
2019 Toronto Public Library, Agincourt Branch; Jan 1-31
2019 Birkdale Arts Festival, June 22
2020 Pancakes & Booze Art Show via Makersplace Feature, Jan 18
2021 Tomorrow Exhibition hosted by Makersplace, Feb 24
2022 OneChurch.to features "Demand for a Utopia", parallel to the question Is it okay to yell at God? (timestamp 17:23) and as an emotional response to a post-pandemic new-world and taking the time to grieve.
2023 Solo Art Exhibit ONLINE, "Conversations" - Special virtual exhibition that requires a limited number of audience for maximum quality of experience. (January, Session 1)
2023 Solo Art Exhibit ONLINE, "Conversations" (April, Session 2)
2023 Solo Art Exhibit ONLINE, "Conversations" (April, Session 3, LAST SHOW)
2024 Solo Art Exhibit, Toronto Public Library (Agincourt Branch), featuring "Walled Kingdom", May 1-31

(ALL creation-intensive)

2012 - PRESENT Author of a well-archived art blog, featuring fine art, photojournalism, literature, and socio-political commentaries.
2013 Junior Photojournalist at C.A. Academy, Taguig City, Metro Manila.
2015 Graphic Designer at Photographers Without Borders, Toronto headquarters @ North York, ON.
2015 Documentary photographer with Kairos Asia Mission featuring the Aeta Tribes of Northern Luzon @ Cagayan Valley, Philippines
2016 Assistant Photographer with PWB in partnership with G-Adventures, Cambodia.
2017 Creative Director and Brand Designer at JDL School of Performing Arts, Scarborough, ON
2017 "Marketplace" and "Shantytown" art series officially announced; 2019 series renamed to "The City"; 2021 art series renamed to "Walled Kingdom"
2018 - PRESENT Creative Director for a local ESL program sponsored by local faith-based non-profit organization.
2019 Documentary Photographer for Colour Your Life Project, an independent charity organization hosting art programs for kids in different communities in the Philippines.
2015 - PRESENT Graphic Designer, Freelance
2020 - PRESENT Freelance Artist, Creative Director, and Solo Artist hosting virtual art exhibits to audiences from all over the world.